Since the day that you were born the wheels are in motion
Turning even faster - play your part in the big machine
The stage is set, the road is chosen
Your fate preordained
We are watching you - every step of the way

Never too late to stand your ground - revolution begins
In you - in me - Revolution!

Once lost - lost in their game
Mental chains breaking now
Set yourself free
Who are they to tell you what to do?
The stage is not set, the road is not chosen
You fate not preordained
They are losing control - every step of the way

[Lead - Michael]
[Harmony - Michael & Christopher]

This is revolution!

[Outro lead - Christopher]

06. Rise Of The Tyrant

Music by Michael AmottLyrics by Angela Gossow

The end is near. Panic is closing in. Sick with fear they run
Watch freedom's fall. What have we become? Cannon foder

[Lead - Christopher]

Reign of terror. Enslave the nations - devastation!
This is war - Pull the trigger. One nation under their control
Rise - The Tyrants rise! The enemy inside - The tyrants rise
The end is here - Feel it closing in
Blood runs red

A far cry from whom I wanted to be
I never found my place, my place nor peace

[Lead - Christopher]

11. Vultures

Music by Christopher Amott and Michael AmottLyrics by Angela Gossow

[Intro - Michael & Christopher]
[Lead - Christopher]

Breathing life into these mares where enemies turn into flesh
This is the abyss I fear the most - I feel their eyes staring at me

Waiting with carnivorous patience, their memory timeless
For all they know I must succumb sometime…

[Lead - Michael]

A solemn cry rises to the sky as heavy wings blacken out
The morning sun with infinite darkness. Am I dreaming or am I dead?

In search for my heart - Lost in this hell
The vultures are soaring above - Tearing me apart

[Lead - Christopher]

Screaming Voices in my head. A sudden pain then deadly silence
Devouring the remains of my heart - I can feel it dying

[Lead - Christopher]

Picking at the bones of my soul
Left me dead inside
The more I gave the more they took
Left me dead inside

[Lead - Michael]

[Outro - Michael & Christopher]

12. The Oath

Music & lyrics by Kiss

Like a blade of a sword I am forged in flame
Fiery hot
Tempered steel fire-bright to the night I take
I fear not
Now compelled by something I cannot see
I go forth surrendering to history
Your glory, I swear I ride for thee
Your power, I trust it rides with me
Your servant, I am and ever shall I be

Through a dream
I have a come to an ancient door
Lost in the mist
I have been there a hundred times or more
Pounding my fists
Now inside, the fire of the ancient burns
A boy goes in and suddenly a man returns

I gave my word and gained a key
I gave my heart and set it free
There's no turning back from this odyssey
Because I feel so alive suddenly
And I wonder, is this really me?